Edwards confused by poor wet form

The American will start 16th, 5.9 seconds from pole position. He had been 17th before the mid-session rain shower, and could only improve by a second as the track dried in the final part of the session.

"Honestly I don't know what to say, I've always been good in the wet but this year it's just not working out at all," said Edwards.

"I'm losing everything on the corner entry; it's basically the same problem as I had in Le Mans.

"In the wet one or two seconds off the pace can be explained but six seconds?

"That's not right and I'm seriously disappointed. It seems I never have any luck at this track."

Edwards had taken pole in the dry at Le Mans a fortnight ago, only to tumble down the order in the wet race - eventually finishing last after a series of pit stops.

Unsurprisingly, he is hoping for a dry race tomorrow.

"Starting from 16th gives me a massive hill to climb in any conditions but I would definitely prefer it to be dry because I feel like we at least made some steps forward this morning with our dry set-up," he said.